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Dean Rayamajhi’s Weekly Rundown

October 9, 2026

Dear colleagues,

The changing leaves across our campuses are a sure sign that fall is here. They also offer a good reminder of how quickly the academic year moves. Amid busy schedules, classes, research, clinical work, and everything else filling our days, I hope you’ll find a moment to step outside and enjoy the season.

Investiture for Endowed Faculty

Headshots of the five faculty honored at the investiture ceremony.

I had the honor of watching five College of Human Medicine faculty receive high accolades in the Investiture for Endowed Faculty ceremony. This formal affair celebrates our university’s best and brightest and their exceptional contributions in their fields. Please join me in congratulating Melissa Bauer, DO, MPH, C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health; Natoshia Cunningham, PhD, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine; Cristian Meghea, PhD, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; Ted Miller, PhD, C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health; and Dohun Pyeon, PhD, MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology. You can watch the ceremony, including President Kevin Guskiewicz’s State of the University speech here.

Big Ten Government Relations Conference

Dean Rayamajhi at the Big Ten Government Relations conference.


Michigan State University hosted the Big Ten Government Relations Conference in East Lansing earlier this week. I am delighted that one of the highlights was an inspiring conversation with Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, on “The Transformative Value of Public Health.” The panel kicked off the conference on Tuesday morning and was moderated by Jacob Courville, director for federal relations, and Katie John, vice president for state relations. The session focused on the power of public health to create meaningful, lasting change in communities. Dr. Hanna shared lessons from the Flint Registry and the continued work to support children and families impacted by the Flint water crisis, as well as the remarkable growth of Rx Kids, an innovative approach that invests directly in families during pregnancy and a child’s first year of life. It was a powerful reminder of what is possible when research, advocacy, and public policy come together to improve health and opportunity for families. I am confident the attendees from the other Big Ten universities left feeling uplifted and inspired.

Expanding Diabetes Research and Care

Headshot of Ade Olomu, MD, the PI for the $3.3M grant.


Ade Olomu, MD, Blanch B. & Frederick C. Swartz Endowed Professor of Medicine, is a principal investigator on work alongside our counterparts at the University of Michigan that is quickly taking discoveries from the lab to the clinic to help patients with type 2 diabetes. The $3.3M federal grant will fund the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research (MCDTR), one of eight centers nationally, working to improve diabetes prevention and care. Dr. Olomu’s work has always been about moving the research into real-world practices that help people in our communities. We applaud her as she continues to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives.

Lean Leadership in Healthcare

A group of faculty and staff from the colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine joined Henry Ford Health leaders to learn Lean methodologies in healthcare


A group of faculty and staff from the colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine joined Henry Ford Health leaders to learn Lean methodologies in healthcare. Led by our very own Richard Zarbo, MD, DMD, chair of the Department of Pathology, the Henry Ford Production System was established in 2005 to standardize pathology laboratories through continuous process improvement. During the two-day workshop, participants learned practical methods to identify opportunities for improvement, solve problems, engage employees, and create systems that support ongoing improvement. They got to see those principles in practice at Henry Ford’s pathology lab, the largest ISO-accredited integrated laboratory system in the United States.

Welcome Home, Spartans!

arial dron shot of the area around Beaumont Tower.


It’s Homecoming Week, and who knew cornhole could bring out such fierce Spartan-on-Spartan competition? Along with the college's Alumni Weekend activities there's an epic cornhole showdown featuring deans from across the university. Check out a preview of the rivalry in this video. Our tailgate starts at 1 pm, then head to Demonstration Hall Field at 2 pm, where I’ll do my best to make the College of Human Medicine proud with my tossing technique, alongside my tag teaming medical student, Victor Akinyemi. Go Green!

In Spartan Spirit,

Supratik Rayamajhi, MD, FACP
Interim Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine